University Archives

Speaker or author: Africanus, S. M.

Newspaper or publication: Liberator

Brief speech regarding the political and civil rights of American citizenship that were being denied to free black citizens. (Includes MP3 audio file.)

Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 433 word document (text and images)

Date published: 1849-09-13

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Civil rights; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: audio; citizenship; Civil rights; education; franchise; freedom; politics; privileges; vote

Publication type: Newspapers; Speeches

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